BTA vs GPMT Comparison

Blackrock Long-term Municipal AdtgTrust is a diversified closed-end investment trust. Its investment objective is to provide current income exempt from regular U.S. federal income tax. The fund, under normal market conditions, invests a majority of its managed assets in municipal obligations and derivative instruments with exposure to such municipal obligations, in each case that are expected to pay interest or income that is exempt from U.S. federal income tax. Its investment portfolio comprises dollar-weighted, long-term municipal bonds with a maturity of more than ten years at the time of investment. The fund's investments have exposure to various sectors such as Corporate, Health, County/City/Special District/School District, Transportation, Education, Utilities, State, Tobacco, etc.

Granite Point Mortgage Trust Inc focuses on directly originating, investing in, and managing senior floating rate commercial mortgage loans and other debt and debt-like commercial real estate investments. The company constructs its investment portfolio on a loan-by-loan basis, emphasizing rigorous credit underwriting, selectivity, and diversification, and assesses each investment from a fundamental value perspective relative to other opportunities available in the market. It typically provides intermediate-term bridge or transitional financing for a variety of purposes, including acquisitions, recapitalizations, refinancing, and a range of business plans, including lease-up, renovation, repositioning and repurposing of the property.